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Sexism, ageism and ‘late style’: Popular music and older women performers
You are invited to attend a public keynote by Prof. Ros Jennings, from the University of Gloucestershire, where she will question the dominant ageist discourses in the West and their impact on the late style identities and performance strategies of o...
InterACTion vernissage 2019
InterACTion vernissage 2019 You are cordially invited to the vernissage of Art Meets “Schmatta” on July 4th from 5-7 pm at Habitations Durocher. ACT and Groupe Harmonie worked collaboratively with a Durocher resident to explore the experiences ...
The Graz International Summer School Seggau
June 30 – July 13, 2019 – Seggau Castle | Leibnitz | Austria The Graz International Summer School Seggau is designed for internationally oriented, highly motivated students from all disciplines, who wish to deepen their understanding of c...
Shirley Curry Slays (Dragons)
/in ACT Scroll, In focus /by Kendra BesangerFrom behind two monitors, a custom-built computer and a high-quality keyboard and mouse, Shirley Curry says, “give me that soul of the dragon.” She has just fired an iron arrow into its hide. After weeks of preparing for this battle, the 82-year-old gamer is content with her victory.
DEADLINE EXTENDED TO FEBRUARY 15: ACT Student Bursaries 2019
/in ACT Scroll, News /by Constance LafontaineThe ACT Student Bursaries are awarded to students enrolled in master’s or doctoral programs in ACT partner universities, and who are conducting research on the intersections of ageing, communication and technologies as part of their thesis project. ACT will award up to four competitive bursaries per year: two for doctoral students ($2,000 CAD each) and […]
Beyond saris and stereotypes: Sharing a lifetime of experiences
/in In focus /by Kendra BesangerAgeing, the Digital and Everyday Life
/in ACT Scroll, Events /by Kendra BesangerThis short piece, written by Dr. Wendy Martin, serves as a follow-up to a one day seminar held at Brunel University on October 26, 2018. The seminar was organized by Wendy Martin and Paul Higgs (University College London) and was funded by ACT. Digital devices, information technologies and mediated systems of communication increasingly shape the […]
Vibrations
/in Events /by Kendra BesangerACT is supporting a unique, three-day symposium at Concordia. The symposium will bring together disabled artists from East London and Montreal to co-produce a suite of new digital artworks that explore sensorial relationships to the world through “vibrational” tactility. Learn more about the event here.
ACT attends CRTC public hearing on telecom sales practices
/in ACT Scroll, In focus /by Kendra BesangerOn October 23, 2018, Kim Sawchuk, Anne Caines, and Kendra Besanger attended the CRTC’s public hearing. Kim and Anne gave an important testimony to the CRTC commissioners about the impact aggressive, misleading, and abusive sales tactics have on seniors.
October 26: Live stream of “Ageing, the digital and everyday life”
/in Events, Uncategorized /by Constance LafontaineOn Friday, October 26th 2018 join us for the live stream of Ageing, the Digital and Everyday Life, a one day seminar held at Brunel University London in the United Kingdom. The stream begins at 10:30am BST. The speakers are an interdisciplinary group of academics and researchers from the arts, the social sciences and Science […]
ACT members will appear at CRTC hearings on October 23, 2018
/in ACT Scroll, News, Uncategorized /by Kendra BesangerKim Sawchuk, Anne Caines, and Kendra Besanger will travel to Gatineau, QC to participate in the CRTC’s public hearing on Canadian telecommunication companies’ aggressive and misleading sales tactics. ACT will present findings from their recent report, Experiences of Older Adults with Abusive Sales Practices of Canadian Telecommunication Providers. Read more about the full intervention here.